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No. 553,-88f7.- Patented Fab. 4, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT' Frrcn.

LEVI W. YAGGY, OF LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS.

PORTFOLIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,887, dated February4, 1896. Application led May 1l, 1895. Serial No. 548,956. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI W. YAGGY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lake Forest, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois,have invented vcertain new and useful Improvements in a CombinationPortfolio, Easel, and Desk; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to portfolios adapted more especially for the useof artists, and its object is to provide an article of this characterwhich may be instantly transformed into a desk and an easel.

The invention consists in the application to a receptacle of the generalform of a portfolio of side pieces or leaves hinged, the one to opendownwardly to form a writing or drawing desk and the other to openupwardly to form a leg or support to hold the case in an uprightposition.

The invention consists further in the peculiar form of hinge used,whereby the swinging leaves are caused to move together.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of the portfolio open.Fig. 2 is an end view of the same closed. Fig. 3 is a similar view, thearticle being open. Fig. 4 is de- Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line5 5 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 is adetail of the hinge.

The main or body portion A of the portfolio is oblong rectangular,assuming the form usual to articles of this class. Upon one of itssides, which will be called the front, is secured by hinges a rigid leafB, the attachment being a little removed from the bottom or lower edgeof the body portion, and the leaf being adapted to fold upwardly againstthe side of the latter. Upon the opposite side is secured by hinges asecond rigid leaf VC, the attachment being somewhat higher than that ofthe leaf B, and this leaf is adapted to fold downwardly against the sideof the body portion. The hinges carrying the leaf B are formed of a pairof plates a, attached to the side edges of the body portion, each havinga forwardly-projecting apertured ear, and a pair of apertured plates b,attached to the lower corners of the leaf, and a pivot-pin CZ unitingthe plates o b.

The leaf O may be secured by an ordinary pin-hinge. Each of the plates bis prolonged beyond the corner of the leaf B to form an arm D, which isapproximately in line with the side edge of the leaf, but is bentslightly, so that when the leaf is closed the arm extends downwardly andobliquely across the end edge of the body portion. At the outer end ofthe arm D is a pair of lateral fingers e e', spaced apart upon the armsso as to receive the edges of the leaf C between them. The outer of thetwo ngers e is oset from the arm D by a stem of such length that whenthe leaves B C are both closed it will fall behind the latter, while thefinger e is before it.

Then the leaf B is opened, the arms D throw the leaf O open a shortdistance also, so that it serves as a support or leg, by means of whichthe body portion A is held in an upright position, but tiltedbackwardly, as its lower edge rests upon a table.

The leaf B forms an inclined writing or drawing desk when opened, andwhen closed it closes and securely holds the leaf O.

When open for use as a desk or easel, the article is iirm and secure.The inclination of the body portion carries its lower edge forward ofthe point of attachment of the leaf B, so that pressure upon the lattertends to throw the body portion backwardly, and this tendency ispositively resisted by the support D. The face of the body portion A,exposed by opening the leaf B, serves as an easel. A iexible or jointedflap F, secured to the back of the body portion near its top, is adaptedto fold over upon the leaf B when closed and secure it by engaging anysuitable clasp, as the button f.

The internal arrangement of the portfolio forms no part of the inventionwhich is made the subject of this application. For the purpose ofshowing the general character of the article the drawings indicate thepresence of pockets for the reception of writing, drawing, and paintingmaterials.

Y I claim as my inventionl. The combination, in a combined portfo- IOOlio, easel `and desk, of a bodyportion adapted to stand upon one of itsedges as aneasel, a leaf C, hinged to the body portion so as to openaway from its lower edge to form aleg or support for the body portionand having no lateral motion, and a leaf, B, secured to the oppositeside of thc body portion by a hinge located near the lower edge thereofand adapted to open downwardly to serve as a desk, substantially asdescribed and for the purpose set forth.

In a portfolio the combination with a body portion, of two leaves uponopposite sides of the body portion and hinged thereto so that one ofthem opens upwardly and the other opens downwardly and mechanicalconnection between the leaves so that they open and close together,substantially as described and for the purpose set forth,

3. In a portfolio, the combination with a body portion, of adownwardly-openable leaf B, an upwardly-openable leaf C, and an arm xedto the leaf B, and projecting beyond the axial line upon which it swingsand having sliding contact with the leaf C, substantially as describedand for the purpose set forth.

i. The combination in a portfolio, with the body portion or case, of therigid leaf B, hinged to the body portion above its lower edge so as toswing downwardly, the rigid leaf C, hinged to the opposite side of thebody portion so as to open upwardly, and arms D, fixed to the leaf B,and extending backwardly therefrom across the axis upon which it swings,and having sliding engagement with the leaf C, substantially asdescribed and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination in a portfolio, with the body portion or ease, of adownwardly-open able leaf B, to form a desk, and an upwardlyopenableleaf C, to form a support for the body portion, and rigid arms xed toand projecting beyond the hinged end of the leaf B, and lateral fingersat the end of the arms spaced apart to receive the edge of the leaf, C,whereby the movement of the leaf C is controlled by the leaf B,substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

G. The combination in aportfolio, with the body portion or case, of adownwardly-openable leaf B, to form a desk, and an upwardlyopenable leafC, to form a support for the body portion, and rigid arms fixed to andproject-- ingbeyond the hinged end of the leaf B, and lateral fingers atthe end of the arms spaced apart to receive the edge of the leaf C, theouter finger being offset from the arm so that the arm may have anangular movementwth reference to the leaf C, substantially as describedand for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination in a portfolio, of abody portion adapt-ed to standupon one of its edges as an easel, a leaf, C, hinged to the body portionso as to open away from its lower edge to form a leg or support for theeasel, and a leaf, B, secured to the opposite side of the body portionby a hinge located near the lower edge thereof and adapted to opendownwardly to serve as a desk, and mechanical connection between theleaves whereby they open and close together, substantially described andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof l afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEVI XV. YAGGY. lVitnesses LoUrs K. GILLsoN, SPENCER XVARD.

